Notice Information
Notice Title
NOVUM Festival Event Safety, Production Management and Production Supply
Notice Description
To procure the provision of event safety management, production management, and supply of production goods and services for NOVUM Festival over a maximum of three years. This role is critical to the success of NOVUM, ensuring the festival is delivered to the highest standards of technical excellence, operational efficiency, and public safety. NOVUM is a vibrant, multi-artform summer festival that takes place annually in Newcastle upon Tyne. This opportunity was published via the OPEN E-Procurement tendering portal.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0649ac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038194-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79952100 - Cultural event organisation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £761,375 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £761,375 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Apr 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Apr 2026 - 21 Apr 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE1 8QH
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Monument
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038194-2026
27th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032117-2026
8th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010780-2026
6th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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